Major markets in the United States opened slightly higher on Monday, following the latest data on inflation and personal consumption. Personal spending was 0.3% higher in July, and personal consumption expenditures price index rose 0.1%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.18%, opening at 18,421 points.
The S&P 500 opened 0.19% higher, opening at 2,170 points.
The Nasdaq 100 was up 0.14% on open at 4,787 points.
The Nasdaq Composite added 0.14%.
A stronger U.S. dollar, with the index up 0.33% at 95.80 kept the oil prices lower: WTI fell 0.93% to $46.85 a barrel, and Brent declined 0.81% to $49.22 a barrel on Nymex at 3:35 p.m. CET.
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